Message for the youth: “Set your goals high and work for them, because if you set your goals where they should be, it’s going to require a lot of hard work. And even if you don’t achieve them, it shows longevity, and it shows commitment. And those are both things you need for the rest of your life,” Tony Fiegen
2 year player at Iowa Western CC. 2 guard, just announced as second team All American. He will do well here.
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Message for the youth: “Set your goals high and work for them, because if you set your goals where they should be, it’s going to require a lot of hard work. And even if you don’t achieve them, it shows longevity, and it shows commitment. And those are both things you need for the rest of your life,” Tony Fiegen
I know some have questioned TJ's lack of head coaching experience and the fact he is a good recruiter. Should we have hired a coach with head coaching experience or a good recruiter. I would take a recruiter over an X and O guy. Remember that Nagy in the D2 days was considered a good coach, mainly because he a such a good W/L record. Then the transition hit and suddenly we had a lack of talent. His W/L record hit an all time low. People questioned his X and O knowledge and that he could not coach at this level. He was able to push through the transition and recruit some good talent. Suddenly Nagy improved his W/L record and suddenly he was a good coach.
Well at the D-1 level it is all about talent. X and O's are important, but talent will trump X and O coach all day. So I would take a good recruiter over an experienced head coach. I am very excited to have TJ running our program and I think better days are ahead. That is not a knock on Nagy at all. Nagy paid his dues by helping us through the transition and now he is getting paid for that hard work he and his staff put in.
I am excited to see who TJ will be able to bring into the program, both his staff and recruits.
Hopefully being a good recruiter doesn't only mean he can recruit players but also good coaches!
"Macy Miller could play for anybody in the country. She's an all-league guard in the SEC. And South Dakota State, there's no doubt they could play in our league. They wouldn't finish in the bottom half either." --Jimmy Dykes
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